Instructions: Guess the words defined by the cryptic clues (words vary in length from four to nine letters and include two proper names), then enter them in the grid one after another in the same order as their clues, starting in the upper left corner. Across words that don't end at the right margin continue on the next line below. Down words that don't end at the bottom margin continue in the next column to the right. Three across words and three down words won't fit in the grid unless one of their letters is removed. Those six letters, taken in order, spell a two-word phrase that explains how five across and five down words must be altered before they will fit in the grid. As ever, I am grateful to Kevin Wald for help with the clues.
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